anna0219
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello all,
I am posting this on behalf of my dad, who has a 30 gallon community. Currently there are only about a dozen fish in the tank, and this morning we noticed that the gourami has some spots of ich on one side. So far, none of the other fish seem to show any signs of it anywhere.
We've been reading on various websites that we should raise the temp a little bit to help kill off the ich in the water, but what about the fish? One site suggested "destroying" the fish that is infected, as it is unlikely he will recover and he might kill the others. Other sites didn't suggest that but suggested buying medicine to treat the water.
What is the best way to try to treat ich? Should we get rid of the one fish that has it, should we medicate the water, or should we raise the temperature? Or all or some of the above?
When I was a little kid my dad always had this fish tank up and running, but it's been many years since he last had a tank and he wanted me to post and ask for some advice with the first ich outbreak he has experienced since reassembling his tank. Thanks so much!
I am posting this on behalf of my dad, who has a 30 gallon community. Currently there are only about a dozen fish in the tank, and this morning we noticed that the gourami has some spots of ich on one side. So far, none of the other fish seem to show any signs of it anywhere.
We've been reading on various websites that we should raise the temp a little bit to help kill off the ich in the water, but what about the fish? One site suggested "destroying" the fish that is infected, as it is unlikely he will recover and he might kill the others. Other sites didn't suggest that but suggested buying medicine to treat the water.
What is the best way to try to treat ich? Should we get rid of the one fish that has it, should we medicate the water, or should we raise the temperature? Or all or some of the above?
When I was a little kid my dad always had this fish tank up and running, but it's been many years since he last had a tank and he wanted me to post and ask for some advice with the first ich outbreak he has experienced since reassembling his tank. Thanks so much!